Jackson's YouTube top 10

 Jackson 5 - I want you Back

"I Want You Back" was a number on single in 1969 recorded by the Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It was one of the original golden oldies, holding the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week of January 31 1970. Here's their classic performance from the Ed Sullivan show.

Jackson 5 - ABC 123

 Another classic - still sung today in nightclubs and even used in a Nintendo Wii game. Jackson arguably stole the show in this clip.

 Jackson performing Thriller on Live TV

Thriller was the sixth studio album recorded by the artist and was the best selling album of all time. The record had a production budget of $750,000. The song cemented Jackson's status as one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.

Beat it

Beat It's film clip is one of the classics. While parts of the filmclip glorifies violence, Jackson's style can't be argued with! 

Bad

Lucky 7 - Bad was Michael Jackson's seventh number one single overall. It was originally intended as a duet with longtime rival Prince but instead stars Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes (before he was famous)

Black or White

Arguably the best song taken from his 'Dangerous' album released in the early 90s. With a perfect mix of hard rock, dance and pop - the song promotes racial unity. No surprise it peaked at the number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as topping the charts in 18 other countries.

Billie Jean

You wouldn't know it, but Thriller was produced by Quincy Jones and was MJ's sixth solo album. The song actually makes reference to a real life experience by Jackson when a mentally insane female fan claimed Jackson fathered one of her twins. 

This famous Motown performance will be remembered by many Generation X'ers as the unveiling of his often-imitated rarely-perfected moonwalk.

Blame it on the Boogie

One of the most famous disco anthems of today. The song is still a huge hit today and reached 3rd place on the US R&B Charts.

Smooth Criminal

Surprise surprise, this song's about a woman. The song was released in the late 80s but unfortunately failed to be a chart topper. It peaked at 7th place on the Billboard Hot 100.

 I can't stop loving you

 While it wasn't one of his most popular songs, Jackson was noticably going through a number of physical changes - his voice on the otherhand was still booming strong.